Fran Gerbič
Fran Gerbič (5 October 1840, Cerknica – 29 March 1917, Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer and operatic tenor.
Gerbič was born in Cerknica and entered a normal school in 1856, where his instructors included Kamilo Mašek. He was assigned to a teaching position in Trnovo (now part of Ilirska Bistrica), where he also served as organist and composed his first works.[1]
During the 1940s Gerbič was one of the best-known composers of Yugoslavia abroad.[2]
Works
[edit]Operas
- Kres (Midsummer) 1896
- Nabor 1913
Songs
- Kam? (Where?)
- Pojdem na prejo (I'll Watch the Girls Spinning)
- V noči (In the Night)
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerbic, Fran (1840–1917)". Slovenska biografija. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Journal of Central European Affairs: 1947 "The most famous composers are Fran Gerbic (1840-1917), opera singer and composer of piano and orchestral music;"
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